Grosses
'Fast & Furious 6' Sets Franchise High $38.2 Million Opening Day; 'Hangover 3' Rebounds Slightly, 'Epic' Strong in Third PlaceMay 25, 2013 03:15 AM
Universal reports an excellent $38.2 million Friday opening for Fast & Furious 6, topping the $34.4 million opening day of 2011's Fast Five for a new franchise high. BoxOffice is projecting a $119 million four-day opening for the sequel, with an outside shot at hitting $100 million in its first three days alone.
The Hangover Part III managed to increase slightly with a 23 percent increase from Thursday's disappointing debut up to $14.53 million yesterday (likely due to the late release date change). That said, the film is far under-performing against expectations as its two-day take is running 57.3 percent behind The Hangover Part II. With volatile word of mouth thus far, the outlook for the comedy three-quel isn't good. We're projecting a $52.5 million four-day weekend and $64.3 million five-day overall start.
Meanwhile, Paramount's Star Trek Into Darkness held up well in the face of new competition. The J.J. Abrams-helmed sequel is headed for a four-day weekend of $49 million.
Fox's Epic impressed with a strong $9.35 million take on Friday. Despite no built-in audience, the animated film took advantage of the lack of kiddie-centric movies in the market right now (March's The Croods was the most recent one film to appeal to that crowd). We're projecting a $44 million four-day gross for the pic.
Meanwhile, The Great Gatsby declined 48 percent Friday-to-Friday with $3.96 million to begin its third weekend. The film is on pace for a $17.5 million four-day frame.
3-Day & 4-Day Memorial Weekend Projections (Friday-Monday)
1. Fast & Furious 6 - $98.0 million (3-day) / $119.0 million (4-day)
2. The Hangover Part III - $43.5 million (3-day) / $52.5 million (4-day) / $64.3 million (5-day total)
3. Epic - $34.0 million (3-day) / $44.0 million (4-day)
4. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38.5 million million (3-day) / $49.0 million (4-day)
5. The Great Gatsby - $14.0 million (3-day) / $17.5 million (4-day)
Additional reporting by Daniel Garris.
Daily Domestic Gross Sun, Nov. 8 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Nov. 8 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disney's A Christmas Carol | $8,035,713 | -39% | 3,683 | -- | $2,182 | $30,050,826 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Michael Jackson's This Is It | $3,452,564 | -39% | 3,481 | 0 | $992 | $57,011,718 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $2,773,733 | -48% | 2,443 | -- | $1,135 | $12,705,399 | 1 | Overture |
| 4 | The Fourth Kind | $2,463,602 | -48% | 2,527 | -- | $975 | $12,231,407 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Paranormal Activity | $1,730,511 | -53% | 2,558 | 154 | $677 | $97,105,905 | 4 | Paramount |
| 6 | The Box | $1,540,226 | -52% | 2,635 | -- | $585 | $7,570,893 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Law Abiding Citizen | $1,420,017 | -47% | 2,474 | -290 | $574 | $60,700,570 | 4 | Overture |
| 8 | Couples Retreat | $1,215,633 | -58% | 2,857 | -169 | $425 | $95,682,241 | 5 | Universal |
| 9 | Where the Wild Things Are | $1,122,051 | -40% | 2,756 | -889 | $407 | $69,224,124 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Astro Boy | $845,869 | -31% | 1,918 | -1102 | $441 | $15,112,484 | 3 | Summit |
